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About Kurthia Village

Kurthia is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 282 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurthia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurthia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 38.58 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 282
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurthia compares

By the 2011 count Kurthia is the 366th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 38.58 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kurthia

Kurthia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurthia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurthia from other places

Kurthia lies about 20 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kurthia
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 5.6 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jhamat 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 20 km

Villages closest to Kurthia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kurthia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurthia village had a population of 523. That makes it the 366th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Kurthia village has 282 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurthia has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kurthia is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurthia covers 38.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurthia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurthia is Jhamat, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurthia.

Kurthia is about 20 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurthia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 5.6 km away. Mahārāganj is about 5.6 km away. Jhamat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajaratpur (under 2 km), Siswa Amahawa (under 2 km) and Rudalapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kurthia today is likely to be higher.

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